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In a few weeks, our students in 3rd - 6th grade will take their eCART Assessment. All students will take a Reading and Mathematics Assessment. However, students in Grades 4 and 5 will take a Science Assessment as well. The schedule for the assessments is listed below. If you have any questions, concerning the assessments please reach out to Mr. Wilson, School Test Coordinator. Thanks!
The Code of Virginia in 22.1-137.1 requires all public schools to participate in at least one tornado drill each year and FCPS requires the tornado drill to be completed in March of each school year.
Our yearly tornado drill at Washington Mill Elementary School will be held Friday, March 22, 2019 at 10:00 am.
Fairfax County Public Schools will be conducting a survey to gather information about family engagement in our schools. Relationships are important to us, and your opinion is critical to help us support your engagement in your child’s education. Your feedback will also help us determine how well we are reaching the goals for Caring Culture we have set in our Strategic Plan. Survey translations will be made available, and the survey can be taken on electronic devices, including smartphones.
Survey administration is scheduled for March 24-April 12, 2019, and you will receive more information about how to take the survey in the near future.
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Fairfax pasarán una encuesta para obtener información sobre la participación de las familias en nuestras escuelas. Las buenas relaciones son importantes para nosotros; su opinión es esencial y nos ayudará a fomentar su participación en la educación de su hijo. Su opinión y comentarios también nos ayudan a determinar hasta qué punto estamos alcanzando las metas que tenemos incluidas en nuestro Plan Estratégico para establecer una cultura en la que nos preocupamos los unos por los otros. Habrá disponible traducciones de la encuesta, y la encuesta también podrá contestarse por medio de dispositivos electrónicos, incluyendo los teléfonos inteligentes.
La encuesta se pasará del 24 de marzo al 12 de abril de 2019. Ustedes recibirán dentro de poco más información sobre cómo responder la encuesta. Esperamos que ustedes contesten esta encuesta.
During the month of February, the front lobby display was decorated to highlight HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities), black greek lettered fraternity and sororites, and notable African Americans.
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Monday, March 11th, will be a 3-Hour early release day for students. Dismissal will begin at 12:15 pm. The county has directed this day as a staff development day. |
Mark your calendar for the PTA Family Bingo Night on
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
WMES CAFETERIA
Bring the kids and join the WMES community for a fun family night!
There will be a short PTA meeting prior to playing bingo.
BINGO + FUN + PRIZES
FREE PIZZA!
WMES T-shirts will be for sale.
If you have any questions, please contact the WMES PTA at: washingtonmillpta@yahoo.com.
**This is not a drop off event. Students must attend with an adult**
For the 100th Day of School, it was so much excitement around Washington Mill Elementary School. The students enjoyed dressing up like they were 100 years old and engaging in several instructional activities focused on the number 100.
Students from Ms. Richardson's Kindergarten Spanish Immersion posed for a picture in their 100 Day of School attire.
The Mount Vernon Pyramid Principals met recently at Washington Mill to study and observe some of the great work we are during at our school. On this visit, principals from Ft. Belvior, Riverside, Woodley Hills, Mt. Vernon Woods,and Mt. Vernon High School visited classrooms and study about the importance of building relationships with all students.
Principals from the Mount Vernon Pyramid are watching a video of our own Forest Chilton, 6th Grade Teacher, providing feedback to students.
1st Grade students enjoying the colorful parachute activity during a recent P.E. class.
 Students from Ms. Burke, 1st Grade Class working on coding during their visit to the STEAM Lab with Mr. Hoskie.
1st Grade students from Mrs. Burke's class working on coding during their recent visit to the STEAM Lab with Mr. Hoskie.
Recently, our 2nd Grade students had Author Diann Floyd Boehm come speak to them about her job as an author. She taught the students a song, read them one of her stories, and answered very thoughtful questions from the students. Thank you to Mrs. Tracy Ocker for coordinating this visit.
This week, students in Kindergarten to 2nd Grade had Author Anne Marie Pace come for a visit. She spoke to students about her career as an author and all the hard work that goes into writing a book. She read the students one of her books and answered their questions. Thank you to Mrs. Cara Dugan, our school librarian for coordinating this visit.
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